Function and inheritance of genes

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7th Grade
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Babita Srivastava
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the relationship between chromosomes and genes?
Chromosomes and genes are completely independent.
Genes are segments of DNA found in chromosomes.
Genes are cellular structures while chromosomes are protein molecules.
Chromosomes are segments of DNA found in genes.
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NGSS.HS-LS1-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does it mean for individuals to have unique and common traits?
Individuals have common traits but not unique ones
Individuals do not have unique or common traits
Individuals only have common traits
Individuals having unique and common traits means they have distinctive characteristics that differentiate them from each other, but also share similarities that classify them into specific groups.
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NGSS.MS-LS3-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following human characteristics shows discrete variation?
Blood group
Body mass
Height
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term describes a trait that is influenced by multiple genes?
Genotype
Heterozygous
Polygenic
Homozygous
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NGSS.HS-LS3-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What form of variation do different breeds of dogs show?
multiple variation
Continuous and discrete variation
Discrete variation
Continuous variation
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term can be used to describe a person's hair color or a dog's coat pattern?
Monogenic
Polygenic
Phenotype
Genotype
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NGSS.HS-LS3-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following scenarios represents a situation where a child inherits one gene for tallness and one gene for shortness?
tT
tt
Tt
TT
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NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
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